Friday, December 26, 2008

A Japanese man was boasting about how his country had such advanced medical technology. He said, "We take the lungs out of a man, perform an operation, put the lungs back in, and in 4 weeks, the man is looking for work."

An Englishman said, "We are far more advanced than you. We can take the heart out of a man, perform surgery and have him ready for work in just 3 weeks."

The Irishman says, "That's nothing; we can take a kidney out of a man, put into another man's body and have them looking for work in 2 weeks."

The American says, "Well hell, that's nothin'. We had an idiot taken out of Texas, put in the Whitehouse and now half the country is lookin' for work!

God was in the process of creating the universe. And he was explaining to his subordinates "Look everything should be in balance.

For example, after every 10 deer there should be a lion.

Look here my fellow angels, here is the country of the United States.I have blessed them with prosperity and money. But at the same time I have given them insecurity and tension..

And here is Africa. I have given them beautiful nature.But at the same time, I have given them climatic extremes.

And here is South America. I have given them lots of forests. But at the same time, I have given them lesser land so that they would have to cut off the forests...

So you see fellows, everything should be in balance.

One of the angels asked....

"God, what is this extremely beautiful country here?"

God said...... "Ahah...that is the crown piece of all.

" INDIA"

My most precious creation. It has understanding and friendly People. Sparkling streams and serene mountains. culture which speaks of the great tradition that they live. Technologically brilliant and with a heart of gold.....

The angel was quite surprised:

"But god you said everything should be in balance."

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Look at the neighbours I gave them."

*********************************************A clever politician will tell u what will happen today tomorrow a month later or a year from now...And later on he will explain why it didnt happen.A clever politician will tell u what will happen today tomorrow a month later or a year from now...And later on he will explain why it didnt happen.************************************************ "to quit smokin is absolutely easy....I left it 154 times"

Utmost care has been taken in making this list. But still there are chances of error. Therefore it is adviced to cross check this with the original date sheet at cbse and to use this only for making things easy especially if your belly starts burping when you see large number of subjects together.

Utmost care has been taken in making this list. But still there are chances of error. Therefore it is adviced to cross check this with the original date sheet at cbse and to use this only for making things easy especially if your belly starts burping when you see large number of subjects together.

Utmost care has been taken in making this list. But still there are chances of error. Therefore it is adviced to cross check this with the original date sheet at cbse and to use this only for making things easy especially if your belly starts burping when you see large number of subjects together.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

this step by step action packed adventurous detail of hunting down a virus, amiworks shows how to remove the excruciatingly painful new folder .exe virus. It is so quick-spreading and so very difficult to remove that it has become a part and parcel of all my friends' computers except mine.But here at amiworks, you feel like you want more viruses to hunt down. This is the latest gaming technology. If you win you escape, if you don't, game over, pc down. Got me?So go here and at least read to enjoy the detailed recipe of killing the virus

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

A lecture by Nicholas F. Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho on the brahmacharya of Gandhi.

It starts like this:

My meaning of brahmacharya is this: "One who never has any lustful intention, who . . . has become capable of lying naked with naked women . . . without being in any manner whatsoever sexually excited."

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Top Five reasons why computers must be female... 1.No one but their creator understands their internal logic.2.Even your smallest mistakes are immediately committed to memory for future reference.3.The native language used to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.4.The message, "Bad command or filename," is about as informative as "If you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell you."5.As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

Friday, December 12, 2008

This is my 100th post. And I've got nothing else as honourable to introduce to you as this website called iish.org. It is the official website of Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage. Now you will ask "What is special about this site other than that it is a website of an institute?" But the special thing is that itself. This website is the website of the Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage. The Institute specializes in the study of Indian Scientific Heritage. And when you come to know more about Indian Scientific Heritage, you will understand why I put this as my 100th post.

Ancient Indians had a whole lot of knowledge. They knew that planets revolved around sun (and not earth). They knew that pi was an irrational number whose approximate value could be given by [62000+{(100+4)*8}]/20000 = 62832/20000. They recorded all these things in the books written then. But these books turned out to be hard-to-break ciphers for the later generations. That is why much of these knowledge got unused during the older years of mother India.

Great news for Orkut buddies who are always in Orkut and wanted to chat with their friends instead of scrapping and waiting for reply. Orkut has integrated the chat feature in Gmail to Orkut too. When you log into orkut, you are available and you can change these settings too - under your name and at the top bar. Much more, there is even the invisible mode. Just click on the green dot to the left side of your friends and you are ready to go.Feel like chatting in orkut? Here is the friends pageHere is the orkut home pageAnd here is the orkut blog to learn more

Sunday, December 7, 2008

You have probably used wikipedia more than once by now. But do you know who the founder of wikipedia is? I was not particular about finding it. But when I found a link called the founders here, I couldn't resist clicking it. And I found out Jimbo Wales, the founder of wikipedia from the list of founders (actually there is only one in that list)See him

Saturday, December 6, 2008

My search for the lightest browser that can compat all the problems of my system's memory shortcomings continues. My latest discovery is the K-Meleon browser with which I am blogging right now. It is just too fast. I don't know whether it crashes or has any other problems. But it is a lot more stable than other browsers with orkut and blogger. And it is lightning quick too. That is what attracted me. It is the RAM less man's Mozilla Firefox. It has got great stability. But it is very very quick. I can't describe my feelings in words. I am running media player and it is still dazzling fast. I keep on repeating praising its speed because it is really that fast.So why wait?Go to K-Meleon's home page hereTo download it directly, go here

I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which hascapacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mouse. Mouse at leastsqueak but we don't even do that.

Today I heard your speech. In which you said 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'. Iwould like to remind you that fourteen years has passed since serial bombblast in Mumbai took place. Dawood was the main conspirator. Till today heis not caught. All our bolywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king meetshim but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple; all yourministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to catch himeverybody will be exposed. Your statement 'NOBODY WOULD BE SPARED' isnothing but a cruel joke on this unfortunate people of India.

Enough is enough. As such after seeing terrorist attack carried out byabout a dozen young boys I realize that if same thing continues days arenot away when terrorist will attack by air, destroy our nuclear reactor andthere will be one more Hiroshima.

We the people are left with only one mantra. Womb to Bomb to Tomb. Youpromised Mumbaikar Shanghai what you have given us is Jalianwala Baug.

Today only your home minister resigned. What took you so long to kick outthis joker? Only reason was that he was loyal to Gandhi family. Loyalty toGandhi family is more important than blood of innocent people, isn't it?

I am born and bought up in Mumbai for last fifty eight years. Believe mecorruption in Maharashtra is worse than that in Bihar. Look at all thepolitician, Sharad Pawar, Chagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Bal Thackray ,Gopinath Munde, Raj Thackray, Vilasrao Deshmukh all are rolling in money.Vilasrao Deshmukh is one of the worst Chief minister I have seen. His onlybusiness is to increase the FSI every other day, make money and send it toDelhi so Congress can fight next election. Now the clown has found new wayand will increase FSI for fisherman so they can build concrete house righton sea shore. Next time terrorist can comfortably live in those house ,enjoy the beauty of sea and then attack the Mumbai at their will.

Recently I had to purchase house in Mumbai. I met about two dozen builders.Everybody wanted about 30% in black. A common person like me knows this andwith all your intelligent agency & CBI you and your finance minister arenot aware of it. Where all the black money goes? To the underworld isn'tit? Our politicians take help of these goondas to vacate people by force. Imyself was victim of it. If you have time please come to me, I will tellyou everything.

If this has been land of fools, idiots then I would not have ever cared towrite you this letter. Just see the tragedy, on one side we are reachingmoon, people are so intelligent and on other side you politician hasconverted nectar into deadly poison. I am everything Hindu, Muslim,Christian, Schedule caste, OBC, Muslim OBC, Christian Schedule caste,Creamy Schedule caste only what I am not is INDIAN. You politician haveraped every part of mother India by your policy of divide and rule.

Take example of former president Abdul Kalam. Such a intelligent person,such a fine human being. You politician didn't even spare him. Your partyalong with opposition joined the hands, because politician feels they aresupreme and there is no place for good person.

Dear Mr Prime minister you are one of the most intelligent person, mostlearned person. Just wake up, be a real SARDAR. First and foremost exposeall selfish politician. Ask Swiss bank to give name of all Indian accountholder. Give reins of CBI to independent agency. Let them find wolf amongus. There will be political upheaval but that will better than dance ofdeath which we are witnessing every day. Just give us ambient where we canwork honestly and without fear. Let there be rule of law. Everything elsewill be taken care of.

Choice is yours Mr. Prime Minister. Do you want to be lead by one person oryou want to lead the nation of 100 Crore people.Prakash B. BajajChandralok 'A" Wing, Flat No 10497 Nepean Sea RoadMumbai 400 036Phone 98210-71194

Thursday, December 4, 2008

This is really sad. It is extremely disarraying for the mind to see something like this. A young man who is on Orkut, but who is not on earth. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan who braved his life in the fight for Taj was on orkut. This is no fake profile. He has (or had? I am in a confusion) 78 friends, but unfortunately his scrapbook is locked. The profile is going to remain as a living monument of his bravery in orkut. I got this from a very small community called Anti-Terrorist Squad, from this Sandeep Unnikrishnan -NSG Commando thread

Friday, November 28, 2008

I was in front of NDTV all through last night. They were showing always-on live coverage of the attack against the terrorists. What I noticed amazingly striking was that though there were only about 30 terrorists in the fight, they were not so easily giving up. They have decided to give their lives for this attack to be a success - to kill maximum - so they are doing everything possible to hide from our commandos and there are more than enough places to hide in at the Taj, Oberoi Trident and Nariman House. So one thing is for sure. This is going to be a long fight. And it will be only once this is all over that we can discuss in serious where we went wrong.

But one positive thing about these attacks is the way things were handled during the crisis. The hotel staffs were exceptionally courageous and they led the guests living inside to safety before the gunmen could catch a sight of them. Also the commandos. They have been doing their duty, but exceptionally well, by capturing or killing these terrorists.

It is high time that we look into our own security. Though I may be sitting in my chair and typing this post now, I can be killed or injured at any moment. So let us unite for a better and safer India

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Nation is challenged. Mumbai is attacked. More than 100 killed. Terrorists of number about 30 each firing from 3 hotels in Mumbai - Taj, Oberoi and Nariman House. Everyone is in chaos. The largest orkut community has only one voice - we should unite for a mass action against the terrorists for securing our own safety.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Dumb little man tips for life is the only regular email sending subscription that I have not unsubscribed from, in the last 2 years. It is an almost comprehensive and easy to use guide to doing things in life much simpler and effectively. And the most interesting fact about DLM is that it is made up by not just one or two authors but hundreds of them and you can be one too.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

We cannot walk alone.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

We cannot turn back.

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by a sign stating: "For Whites Only." We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."

This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,

From every mountainside, let freedom ring!

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that:

Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Friday, November 14, 2008

'.torrent' is the file extension of a type of file that have changed the downloading world so rapidly that a country had to arrest a web host to stop piracy spreading. Torrents are the easiest way to download files through net but from other people like us.Suppose you want to download a movie and you are sure it is online. In these steps you will be ready to see it from your pc offline.

Select the most seeded and most proper download (seed is the number of people who have this file. So the higher the seed the faster may be the download)

Download the torrent.

This torrent will be a small file. Now you will need a software like utorrent or bittorrent to start downloading using the torrent file you just downloaded. Install either of them and open the file with those softwares.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Indians have did it. They have completely shattered the otherwise fragile Australian monopoly on the game of cricket. By winning the Border - Gavaskar trophy 2-0 Indians have proved that their seniors, juniors or the mix of them are not the least afraid of Australian beamers with ball or words. Ishant Sharma was named as the man of the series. Had Gambhir not earned a ban for himself he could have got that thing.

This series marked the end of two great Indian senior players - Kumble and Ganguly. While Jumbo had been constantly disturbed by injuries, Dada was annoyed by the lack of form when it came to times that did matter.

And Dhoni did give a deserving farewell to Saurav by offering him the cap of captaincy after the win was assured for India in the final few overs of the 4th and final test between India and Australia.

Sachin Tendulkar's this series was one of his nice series. He amased runs with a vigour that prevented people from opening their mouths to say that 9+1 dulkar should follow the path of AK and SG.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

And Barack Husein Obama has lived up to all the expectations. He disappointed neither his followers nor the people of the United States of America and the whole world. He won.Here is the inspiring and heart throbbing victory acceptance speech that he gave out in front of 120 000 supporters in the election night.

Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama

(as prepared for delivery)

Election Night

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Chicago, Illinois

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.

It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.

I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:

Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

When I think about OrkutI think about communities. I think about all the sorts of amazing topics going on in their forums. So I decided to make a post on the best communities out there. Surely all of them are those in which I've already joined. And I have tried only to include well moderated ones.

Though I started out thinking to add a hundred of those, I can't find any more nice ones out there. And if you like cricket there is a not so large but very active community out there of which I am a moderator too.

About Me

When I was young, I decided what I wanted to be when I grow up - a polymath. That's what I still want to be.
For now, I am a doctor, a coder, a blogger, and a lifelong learner. I also think a lot. I think about everything. I often think meta.
I like people who believe that anything is possible.

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Blissful life is my personal blog. And my life is quite interesting, at least for me. So, this blog is updated with philosophical titbits, interesting things I learn from around the world, and much more. Take a look around.